1. Year 11 Information Evening

2. Year 11
Miss Jordinson

3. Year 11 Key dates Year 11 PPEs – Week beginning the 18th September
Year 11 PPEs – Week beginning the 19th February
Year 11 exams start – Week beginning 14th May

4. 10 HOURS/ week Year 11 How much work should I be doing?
Time to increase your work

5. Comparable outcomes

6. Stamina Why is stamina an issue? The distractions of social media
Not being able to settle themselves
Everything being instant/too ‘easy’
More content and more challenge
Resilience sometimes an issue
Study habits not fully formed
Burn out or peak too soon
Struggle to remember information
Ability to handle their own emotions
Pressure becomes too intense
Lots of exams, 100%, 2 years of work
Find it difficult to become ‘unstuck’

7. Revision Start planning now – little and often! Study Environment
Practise revision techniques
Study afterschool – Room 07. Tuesday - Friday

8. Attendance 95% attendance = ½ a day of lessons missed every two weeks
95% attendance – TWO weeks of lessons missed each year

9. Year 11 celebration of Achievement
Wednesday 27th June – The Villa Wrea Green
Demerits/ Detentions/ Exclusions
GCSE results day – Thursday August 23rd

10. GCSE Reform
Ms Hilton-Peet

11. Why and how are GCSEs changing?
GCSEs and A levels in England are being reformed, to match the best systems in the world and keep pace with universities’ and employers’ demands.
GCSE content will be more challenging but still suitable for all abilities
GCSEs will be graded on a new scale of 9 to 1 rather than A* to G, with 9 the highest grade. This distinguishes clearly between the reformed and unreformed qualifications
Increased rigour of GCSEs to ensure that reformed qualifications meet the needs of users now and in the future and are of comparable demand to the best in the world.

12. Reformed GCSEs

13. When do these reforms affect GCSE students?
All subjects your children are taking will be graded 1-9 except technology and business.

15. What a GCSE certificate might look like in 2018
2002
Engineering B
5 (five)
5 (five)

16. English
Mrs McDonough

17. GCSE English
The current year 11’s will be the second cohort of students to sit the new GCSE.
The timetable of exams is as follows.
English Language
8700/1
Explorations in creative reading and writing
1h 45m
5th June 2018 am
8700/2
Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
8th June 2018
English Literature
8702/1
Shakespeare and the 19th century novel
1h 45m
22nd May 2018 am
8702/2
Modern texts and poetry
2h 15m
25th May 2018

18. English - a quick reminder
There are actually two qualifications:
GCSE English Language (AQA)
GCSE English Literature (AQA)
They are exam only – no coursework or controlled assessments.
Speaking and Listening assessments may need to be recorded.

19. GCSE English Language

20. GCSE English Literature
Literature Paper 1
1 hour 45 minutes.
40 % of Literature GCSE.
Two sections.
Section A – Macbeth
Includes one extract question and one whole text question.
Section B – A Christmas Carol
Literature Paper 2
2 hour 15 minutes.
60% of total Literature marks.
3 sections: Animal Farm, Poetry Anthology and unseen poetry texts.
Assesses comparison.

21. Term 1
Term 2 and 3
Key Dates
Macbeth
Unseen poetry section of Literature Paper 2.
Revision of :
Language Paper 2/RAP activities on all PPEs.
Speaking and Listening.*
Revision will include preparation for all papers in both subjects.
There is only enough time for approximately four – six lessons per literature text (including anthology poems). This makes it even more crucial that pupils revise at home. We can focus on SKILLS not knowledge.
Y11 PPEs
Literature Paper 2
Language Paper 2
Beginning 18th September.
Language Paper 1
Early November.
Literature Paper 1
Language Paper 1 and 2
Beginning 20th February.

22. Don’t forget mini quote books - £3 each
Homework
Please, please buy the texts!
‘Macbeth’
Oxford School Shakespeare
ISBN
‘A Christmas Carol ‘
Puffin
ISBN
‘Animal Farm’
Penguin
ISBN
Pupils will be set both weekly homework and longer project/research based tasks.
Whole cohort homework will be set on Mondays and due in on Thursdays.
Class teachers will also set more specific homework for their own classes.
Homework will be on Show My Homework however…
as they are closed book examinations, pupils will also be required to re read texts and learn quotes. This is ongoing and may not always be set as the homework for that week – it will be an expected extra. Pupils are encouraged to create a revision file – they can add their own independent research.
Don’t forget mini quote books - £3 each

23. Mathematics
Mrs Taylor

24. GCSE Mathematics
The current year 11’s will be the second cohort of students to sit the new GCSE.
The timetable of exams is as follows.
Foundation Paper
8300/1F
Non Calculator
1h 30m
24th May 2018 am
8300/2F
Calculator
7th June 2018
8300/3F
12th June 2018
Higher Paper
8300/1H
Non Calculator
1h 30m
24th May 2018 am
8300/2H
Calculator
7th June 2018
8300/3H
12th June 2018

25. Higher or Foundation? We use AQA exam board.
The content in the foundation paper is easier.
Grades available in a foundation paper are now the equivalent of a grade B and below (Grades 1 to 5).
Grades available in a higher paper are equivalent of a grade C and above (4 to 9).
For both papers if you fall below the minimum grade it is a fail.
The structure of the assessments is identical for both.
The students are regularly assessed and will be put on the most appropriate tier to help maximise their performance.

26. What we expect from the students?
Bring all the necessary equipment.
Excellent attendance and punctuality.
Excellent behaviour.
Greater independence and responsibility.

27. How will we get there?

28. What is targeted revision?
Diagnosis
Therapy
Testing

29. Useful Resources Available
Mymaths (login: carr password: isosceles)
Mathswatch (school id: carrhill Login: password: numbers)
Just Maths (User name: CarrStudent Password: Carr)
PiXL Maths App (School id: CH2264 User id and password: surname firstname
Kerboodle (Demonstrated in lesson)
Drop in Sessions (Tuesday and Thursday Lunchtime)
The internet e.g Corbett Maths,
Classroom Teacher

30. Revision Guides

31. Revision Guides Revision Guides - £3.00 Workbook and Answers - £4.00
Exam Practice Workbook - £3.00
Targeted Grade 9 Exam Practice Workbook - £3.00
Maths Buster and Mock Exam Papers - £8.00
Maths Tutor and Exam Practice Book - £6.50
All available to buy from the Maths office.

32. Science
Miss North

33. GCSE Sciences - Triple
The current year 11’s will be the first cohort of students to sit the new GCSEs. The timetable of exams is as follows.
Biology
8461/1F + H
Paper 1
1h 45m
15th May 2018 pm
8461/2F + H
Paper 2
11th June 2018 am
Chemistry
8462/1F + H
Paper 1
1h 45m
17th May 2018 am
8462/2F + H
Paper 2
13th June 2018
Physics
8463/1F + H
Paper 1
1h 45m
23rd May 2018 pm
8463/2F + H
Paper 2
15th June 2018 am

34. GCSE Sciences - Combined
The current year 11’s will be the first cohort of students to sit the new GCSEs. The timetable of exams is as follows.
Biology
8464/B/1F + H
Paper 1
1h 15m
15th May 2018 pm
8464/B/2F + H
Paper 2
11th June 2018 am
Chemistry
8464/C/1F + H
Paper 1
1h 15m
17th May 2018 am
8464/C/2F + H
Paper 2
13th June 2018
Physics
8464/P/1F + H
Paper 1
1h 15m
23rd May 2018 pm
8464/P/2F + H
Paper 2
15th June 2018 am

35. Triple Biology

36. Triple Chemistry

37. Triple Physics

38. Trilogy Science

44. Revision guides - Trilogy
New Grades 9-1 GCSE Combined Science: AQA Trilogy Revision Guide with Online Edition Foundation (SAHR45)
ISBN: £5.50
New Grades 9-1 GCSE Combined Science: AQA Trilogy Revision Guide with Online Edition Higher (SAHR45)
ISBN: £5.50

45. Revision guides - Triple
New Grades 9-1 GCSE Combined Science: AQA Trilogy Revision Guide with Online Edition Higher (SAHR45) ISBN: £5.50 or
Complete Revision and Practice:
New Grades 9-1 GCSE Biology: AQA Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition (BAS45) ISBN: £5.50
New Grades 9-1 GCSE Chemistry: AQA Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition (CAS45) ISBN: £5.50
New Grades 9-1 GCSE Physics: AQA Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition (PAS45) ISBN: £5.50

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